For the weight women carry
Therapy for the specific shape of what women are often holding.
For women navigating postpartum, perimenopause, reproductive health, the career-motherhood math, and the kind of exhaustion that comes from being the person everyone else relies on. Telehealth across California, plus in-person in Walnut Creek with Tina.
Good fit if
- Postpartum adjustment is hitting harder than anticipated — or has stretched into territory that isn't baby blues
- Perimenopause or menopause is changing your mood, sleep, or sense of self in ways you weren't prepared for
- You're processing reproductive experiences — pregnancy loss, infertility, abortion, birth trauma
- The career-motherhood balance has become unsustainable and you don't know what to cut
- You're the emotional manager for your family and you're running on empty
- You want a therapist who gets the specific texture of what you're carrying
Not a fit if
- Acute perinatal psychiatric emergencies — we coordinate with a reproductive psychiatrist and may recommend specialty perinatal care first
Not sure which column you're in? Book a free consult. If we're not the right fit, we'll help you find someone who is.
What the work looks like
How we actually work together.
The intake is the same as any therapy — context, current concerns, goals — but the focus is on what's specifically shaping the experience of being a woman (or femme-identified) right now. That might be hormonal, relational, systemic, or some combination.
We draw from CBT and ACT for practical tools, trauma-informed approaches when reproductive or relational trauma is part of the picture, EMDR when specific events are still live, and relational work for the partner and family dynamics that often need to shift alongside the personal work.
If medical or hormonal coordination is needed, we connect with your OBGYN, perinatal psychiatrist, or primary care provider. You shouldn't have to navigate the systems alone.
Modalities we draw from
Who on our team does this work
4 therapists who specialize here.
Jalyse Stewart
AMFT
Trauma-informed therapy for women — especially Black women and BIPOC clients — healing from childhood sexual abuse, complex trauma, and what a lifetime of carrying other people's weight does to the nervous system.
Christina Mathieson
LMFT
Human sexuality, couples work, trauma recovery, and affirming care for individuals navigating relationships, identity, and life transitions.
Michelle Cortez
AMFT
Anxiety, cultural identity, relationship challenges, and the weight of carrying trauma quietly. Relational and culturally responsive at heart.
Tina Masoudi
AMFT, APCC
Trauma, anxiety, grief, and relational work — integrative and trauma-informed, with experience serving clients impacted by the justice system and optional Christian counseling for those who want faith to be part of the room.
FAQ
Common questions about women's therapy.
Do I have to be a mother to do women's therapy here?
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No. Women's therapy as we practice it covers the full range of experiences women face — identity, career, reproductive health, relationships, aging, loss — motherhood is one thread among many.
Do you do postpartum-specific work?
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Yes. We work with postpartum adjustment, birth trauma, perinatal anxiety and depression. For acute perinatal psychiatric concerns, we coordinate with reproductive psychiatrists who specialize in that.
I'm in perimenopause and feel like I'm losing my mind. Can you help?
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Yes. Perimenopause affects mood, sleep, cognition, and identity in ways that mainstream medicine still under-treats. Therapy doesn't replace hormonal care (ask your OBGYN), but it addresses the emotional and identity shifts and helps you advocate within the medical system.
Is this only for cisgender women?
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No. The work is for anyone navigating the cultural load placed on women and femme-identified people. For gender-specific concerns (transitioning, gender dysphoria), see /lgbtq-therapy or ask us about fit.
References & further reading
- Postpartum Support International — PSI
- APA — Women's psychological health research — American Psychological Association
- The Menopause Society — perimenopause and menopause resources — The Menopause Society
Last clinically reviewed: April 18, 2026 by Christina Mathieson, LMFT #115093.
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